Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NTCT icon
351
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.77B
$150M 0.06%
5,695,057
+494,861
+10% +$13M
ORI icon
352
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.94B
$150M 0.06%
6,995,516
-59,653
-0.8% -$1.28M
CATY icon
353
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.43B
$150M 0.06%
3,746,716
-29,636
-0.8% -$1.18M
STT icon
354
State Street
STT
$32.1B
$150M 0.06%
1,501,326
-36,968
-2% -$3.69M
TMUS icon
355
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$288B
$149M 0.06%
2,444,973
-17,620
-0.7% -$1.08M
KLIC icon
356
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.9B
$149M 0.06%
5,942,517
-33,876
-0.6% -$847K
UFPI icon
357
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.87B
$148M 0.06%
4,571,206
-121,066
-3% -$3.93M
BG icon
358
Bunge Global
BG
$16.3B
$148M 0.06%
2,005,692
-51,748
-3% -$3.83M
GFI icon
359
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$148M 0.06%
36,872,905
+49,802
+0.1% +$200K
OLN icon
360
Olin
OLN
$2.7B
$148M 0.06%
4,864,381
-30,660
-0.6% -$932K
CX icon
361
Cemex
CX
$13.3B
$148M 0.06%
22,295,386
-4,750,334
-18% -$31.4M
LLY icon
362
Eli Lilly
LLY
$659B
$147M 0.06%
1,906,115
+36,428
+2% +$2.82M
TROW icon
363
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$147M 0.06%
1,363,389
+11,124
+0.8% +$1.2M
CME icon
364
CME Group
CME
$95.6B
$147M 0.06%
907,724
-25,538
-3% -$4.13M
HMN icon
365
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.88B
$147M 0.06%
3,431,520
+1,307
+0% +$55.9K
MDR
366
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$146M 0.06%
24,042,743
+45,864
+0.2% +$279K
ZION icon
367
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.46B
$146M 0.06%
2,769,005
-6,092
-0.2% -$321K
TEX icon
368
Terex
TEX
$3.27B
$146M 0.06%
3,895,496
-695,154
-15% -$26M
GES icon
369
Guess, Inc.
GES
$879M
$146M 0.06%
7,019,968
-31,976
-0.5% -$663K
SAIA icon
370
Saia
SAIA
$7.79B
$146M 0.06%
1,936,944
-123,521
-6% -$9.28M
AUB icon
371
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.05B
$145M 0.06%
3,962,968
+282,533
+8% +$10.4M
MUR icon
372
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.7B
$145M 0.06%
5,630,021
+313,027
+6% +$8.09M
UHS icon
373
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.6B
$145M 0.06%
1,227,819
+14,756
+1% +$1.75M
ALV icon
374
Autoliv
ALV
$9.55B
$145M 0.06%
994,398
+21,569
+2% +$3.15M
FFG
375
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$145M 0.06%
2,092,048
-3,047
-0.1% -$211K